Full Version: I'm a dumb in linux.... help please!
Ok guys, one more time I need help with linux, I sound like a dumb but I don't know how to install a program downloaded, for example I want to install Firefox and Thunderbird and is a pain in the ass to install, I don't know what to do, someone yesterday told me about to type ./firefox-installer but nothing happend, so, one more time, I need help, please can someone tell me step by step how to do it?, and also the file is a "tar.gz"
Extract the file(right click --> Extract), the run ./firefox-installer from the shell.
ok, what is the shell?
It's the thing where you type commands.
the shell is where you type the commands...kind of "DOS" of windows...for ex: where you type dir or something like that...
It might help if you'd point out which Linux distribution you're using. I hope it isn't Slackware. Mwahaha.
I'm using mandrake 10.2 rc2
when u say that is looks like DOS u mean the terminal?
when u say that is looks like DOS u mean the terminal?
yes.
well I did it and nothing happend, say "./firefox-installer: No such file or directory"
You have to untar the tarball and ungzip it into a directory, then cd to the directory, then type your ./firefox-installer.
After you've extracted the files, cd into that directory and then type ./firefox-installer
edit: to slow... LOL
edit: to slow... LOL
all right, can someone explain me wtf is CD????
damn, why is so complicated to install a simple program, oh boy
It's easy, your just new to the crowd.
I tried and does not work doing: cd /home/user/firefox-installer the file or directory does not exist.
can someone tell me step by step how to do it in KDE 3.3
can someone tell me step by step how to do it in KDE 3.3
Did u read the install directions?
http://www.mozilla.org/products/firefox/re....2.html#install
http://www.mozilla.org/products/thunderbir...es.html#install
http://www.mozilla.org/products/firefox/re....2.html#install
http://www.mozilla.org/products/thunderbir...es.html#install
QUOTE(Lasker @ Apr 3 2005, 15:29)
I tried and does not work doing: cd /home/user/firefox-installer the file or directory does not exist.
can someone tell me step by step how to do it in KDE 3.3
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can someone tell me step by step how to do it in KDE 3.3
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Did you extract the tarball to /home/user/firefox-installer because if you cant cd to it then its saying that that folder, /firefox-installer, is not there
stop smokin weed your way to slow allready (your avatar), J/K
thanks guys for u replies, well I was able to load CD, now when I insert and run the command "./firefox-installer" this is what the console say: ./firefox-installer-bin: error while loading shared libraries: libstdc++.so.5: cannot open shared object file: No such file or directory
You're probably missing a (or a bunch of) dependency. This isn't going to get any more fun on Mandrake.
Give the guy a break... lol
Go to mandrake Control Center > package management and install libstdc++
It's that easy just enter the keyword libstdc and it will tell you what to install.
Go to mandrake Control Center > package management and install libstdc++
It's that easy just enter the keyword libstdc and it will tell you what to install.
thanks LechioPT I will try
Doesn't Mandrake have a nice urpmi command to install (makes it find and resolve dependencies, like apt-get or yum)?
QUOTE(Lasker @ Apr 3 2005, 14:06)
Ok guys, one more time I need help with linux, I sound like a dumb but I don't know how to install a program downloaded, for example I want to install Firefox and Thunderbird and is a pain in the ass to install, I don't know what to do, someone yesterday told me about to type ./firefox-installer but nothing happend, so, one more time, I need help, please can someone tell me step by step how to do it?, and also the file is a "tar.gz"
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It's all good i am like tat to but in school our teacher converted the whole lab to linux,each machine is dual booted ither xp or ubuntu n he trys to teach us some basic things
we use ubuntu cause its preety straight forward try using the apt-get procedure if u noe how
QUOTE(Lasker @ Apr 3 2005, 21:40)
thanks guys for u replies, well I was able to load CD, now when I insert and run the command "./firefox-installer" this is what the console say: ./firefox-installer-bin: error while loading shared libraries: libstdc++.so.5: cannot open shared object file: No such file or directory
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in the future, the easy way to do it is like this
download the firefox zipped folder to your desktop or home folder
right click it
extract-here
open the extracted folder and right click on it again
actions-open terminal here
then type in ./whatever
I installed FF that way once but it didn't put FF in the kernel path and it just installed in the same place I unzipped it. Wouldn't this be the incorrect way to do it? I'm a Linux dumb@ss myself, so Please educate me for God's sake!
no, its ok to do that. you should then put a symlink to it from /usr/bin/
weird. why you guys try to run the installer in terminal? me, a dumb too 
, just double-clicked it in fedora and choose the path to install, easy ~^_^.
, just double-clicked it in fedora and choose the path to install, easy ~^_^.
QUOTE(g-n-t @ Apr 4 2005, 02:47)
no, its ok to do that. you should then put a symlink to it from /usr/bin/
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Okay, so I can then place the FF folder anywhere I want and use a symlink to place it in the kernal path?
Now..How do we create a symlink?
Thanks
Denzilla, what distro do you use? If you are untarring and making firefox on your own, you are probably doing more manual work than is needed...
Something along the lines of a package manager, like apt-get, would be a better way of adding firefox.
EDIT: and a symlink is just an option of the regular ln command, but you use the -s switch.
Something along the lines of a package manager, like apt-get, would be a better way of adding firefox.
EDIT: and a symlink is just an option of the regular ln command, but you use the -s switch.
I'm running Kubuntu. BTW, I have a pretty good grasp of using Kynaptic now, so I did learn how to install apps that way My brain appears to be clicking with Kubuntu, so prolly gonna be my distro of choice for awhile. I mainly wanted to install apps manually just for the experience.
LOL...I don't fully understand
" EDIT: and a symlink is just an option of the regular ln command, but you use the -s switch."
No Black Belt with command lines,yet
My brain appears to be clicking with Kubuntu, so prolly gonna be my distro of choice for awhile. I mainly wanted to install apps manually just for the experience. LOL...I don't fully understand
" EDIT: and a symlink is just an option of the regular ln command, but you use the -s switch."
No Black Belt with command lines,yet
QUOTE(denzilla @ Apr 4 2005, 17:20)
" EDIT: and a symlink is just an option of the regular ln command, but you use the -s switch."
No Black Belt with command lines,yet
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think of a symlink just like a Windows shortcut. The symlink is a little better though.
ln -s target-file new-shortcut
So like if I wanted to make a symlink on my desktop for firefox I'd open the terminal and type:
CODE
ln -s /usr/bin/firefox /home/dotRoot/Desktop/firefox
And that's it.
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